Minors in the Big House Minors in the Big House
After two failed decades of getting "tough on crime," advocates are pushing states to reconsider trying youth as adults.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Machinations Machinations
The night after the funeral of her friend and mentor, Congresswoman Kang learns that all is not what it seems...
Jan 31, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
The Lessons of the Weather Underground The Lessons of the Weather Underground
Former student radical Mark Rudd explains where he went wrong--and how young people today can learn from his mistakes.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Complications at Conception Complications at Conception
Colorado's ballot initiative, led by 20-year-old Kristi Burton, could do much more than overturn Roe v. Wade this fall.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
The Ron Paul Economy The Ron Paul Economy
OK, three-quarters of what he says is wacky. But his view of the Fed's contribution to rampant inflation is right on the money.
Jan 31, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Big Yam The Big Yam
Chinese hearts, minds and pocketbooks get a lot of attention from the Eastern and Western consumer markets.
Jan 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Feffer
New Old Things New Old Things
A new collection of short pieces by the prodigious and wide-ranging critic Luc Sante doubles as a history of Modernism's outlaws.
Jan 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard
Where Abstract Starts Where Abstract Starts
I sit here it is 4:00
Should I say it?
Death occurred to me
And the fit over bounded
My physical thought
As I lie here
Jan 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Ceravolo
Lives on the Ground Lives on the Ground
New memoirs from Israel and Palestine offer the chance not to escape the political conflict but to grasp the way it impacts daily life.
Jan 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman
The Choice The Choice
Here's why Obama is the left's best chance to take back the country.
Jan 31, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes